Peggy Lee News

Former Broadway producer/publicist, David Rothenberg will be taking his autobiographical play, NAMEDROPPING, to a laptop near you on Wednesday, August 19th at 7:00 pm. 

The Pandemic Playlist is back with a look at the people who made cabaret what it is today.

The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Peggy Lee Songwriter Award, an honor created to mark the centennial of the extraordinary artist while nurturing the careers of promising new songwriters.

Ann Hampton Callaway has announced a live stream series 'The Callaway Hideaway'. 

Internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Shawnn Monteiro, along with the Mike Renzi Trio, will be featured on the Centre Street Sessions part of AHA New Bedford's Virtual July AHA night this Thursday, July 9, at 5:30 and 7:15 pm, Eastern Daylight Time, and streaming thereafter at AHA New Bedford's Facebook page.

Italian production and songwriting duo Gioli & Assia have signed with the legendary Ultra Records! They're due to release a 5-track EP this year, with the debut single, 'For You,' released on Friday, July 24th, available to pre-save now. 

Stacy Sullivan is well known in the Cabaret Community for being the very epitome of warmth and friendship. She always greets her friends and fans with a big smile, a hug and a a?oeHow are you?a?? Unfailingly classy, well dressed and always stunning, Stacy creates very interesting cabaret shows that tend to focus on one artists - a?oeIt's A Good Day, A Tribute To Miss Peggy Leea??, a?oeOn The Air - Songs For Marian McPartlanda?? and one that I was luckily in attendance for on opening night, a?oeA Night at the Troubadour: Presenting Elton John and David Acklesa??.  

The TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival wrapped a successful Opening Weekend featuring Edmontonian, Canadian, and international musicians including Andrew Glover, Funkford Family, Bria Skonberg, Julian Lage, Veronica Swift, Emmet Cohen, and the great Sheila Jordan, featured in an exclusive CKUA radio and online interview.

Broadway's Haley Swindal puts her brassy stamp on the songs of the great Liza Minnelli in a night that will go down in showbiz history as a 'you had to be there' theatrical-concert event. Watch her sold-out Feinstein's/54 Below concert Friday, June 26th at 8:00pm ET.

Piano man Michael McAssey hosts Piano Bar Live! Celebrating The Art of Drag with co-host Michael Barbieri (NLE's Drag-tastic columnist) on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:15 pm ET, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer.

Doris Dear, a THREE TIME MAC Award winning mid-century modern gal known as 'America's Perfect Housewife!' joins Piano Bar Live! Celebrating The Art of Drag with host piano man Michael McAssey and co-host Michael Barbierie on Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:15 pm ET, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer.

Need something new to listen to, read, or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases, including Mike Birbiglia's The New One, the Sing Street cast recording, and more!

We all know him, whether it be shining on stage interpreting one of the tongue-in- cheek American Standards that he's known for, buzzing around Don't Tell Mama's making sure everything is going smoothly with the multiple shows he booked that day, or simply floating into a cabaret club to support an artist he enjoys. HE is the kind and encouraging man that has launched many a career and has given young artists a shot to perform, long before their names were in lights on the great white way. Who is this legendary New York City fixture? Why, none other than Sidney Myer (of course)!

Josephine Sanges released a CD tribute to Ann Hampton Callaway and the results are, indeed, beautiful.

The GRAMMY Museum® announces Peggy Lee 100th Birthday Celebration on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in honor of the centennial anniversary of one of the 20th century's most important musical influences in the world of jazz and popular music.

Impressive nightclub singer Nicolas King comes of age with his 2017 CD Release ON ANOTHER NOTE

On April 25th, Grammy Award-winning producer, singer and longtime Artist in Residence at Monteverdi Tuscany will perform a backyard concert from his home in Los Angeles with all band members stationed more than 6-feet apart from each other. They are performing “Bella Notte,” by Peggy Lee and “Stand By Me,” from Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Ben E. King.